Chapter 28

Ye Xiwén returned from the back of Qīngfēng Mountain to Yīyuán Sect, and made his way to the Merit Hall. In the Merit Hall, one could exchange demon cores and medicinal herbs for points, and also use points to exchange for these items. Additionally, one could undertake various tasks within the hall.

These tasks were issued by people outside the sect, some by disciples within the sect, and even by elders. The rewards were varied and strange, but mainly consisted of low-grade spirit stones, which was why Ye Xiwén came here. To earn spirit stones, besides hunting demon beasts, one could also do these tasks.

The difficulty of the tasks varied, and so did the rewards. These tasks were divided into four levels: Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D, corresponding to elders, core disciples, inner sect disciples, and outer sect disciples, respectively. The higher the level, the greater the difficulty and the higher the reward.

Now that Ye Xiwén was a core disciple, he could take on Class B and above tasks. Compared to the bustling crowds in front of the Class C, Class B, and Class D tasks, there were very few people at the Class B tasks. Core disciples were already few in number, and most of them were on journeys outside the sect.

Ye Xiwén glanced at the tasks. Compared to the frequently changing Class C and Class D tasks, the Class B tasks were not updated as often.

"Find the Sky Cold Grass deep in Qīngfēng Mountain... Reward: 300 low-grade spirit stones!"

"Seek one Blood Wolf King crystal core... Reward: 500 low-grade spirit stones!"

Ye Xiwén scanned through the tasks. The difficulty and rewards varied, ranging from 100 to over 1,000 low-grade spirit stones. For inner sect disciples, these were astronomical figures, and even for core disciples, they were significant amounts, considering they only received 300 low-grade spirit stones per month.

However, the difficulty of these tasks was also high. For example, the Blood Wolf King was a terrifying demon beast at the peak of the Eighth Level of the Later Heaven stage, and it was always accompanied by a group of Blood Wolves at the Fifth to Seventh Levels of the Later Heaven stage. Most core disciples could not undertake this task.

As Ye Xiwén continued scanning, he suddenly noticed a new task added today.

"Escort a batch of medicinal herbs from Qīngfēng Merchant House to Tiānyuán City... Reward: 3,000 low-grade spirit stones! Requirement: Seventh Level of the Later Heaven stage or above!"

Ye Xiwén's eyes lit up. 3,000 low-grade spirit stones could undoubtedly solve his current urgent needs, even allowing him to perfect the *Deficient Moon Slash* and further advance his cultivation.

However, a simple escort task with a reward of 3,000 low-grade spirit stones was quite extraordinary. Even for core disciples, it would take nearly a year to accumulate that many low-grade spirit stones. The requirement of Seventh Level of the Later Heaven stage was also very high, making it stand out even among core disciples.

Yīyuán Sect was located on Qīngfēng Mountain, and Qīngfēng Merchant House was the largest merchant house in Qīngfēng Town at the foot of Qīngfēng Mountain. It mainly dealt in medicinal herbs, and Tiānyuán City was the nearest city to Qīngfēng Mountain, about half a day's journey away. One could leave in the morning and arrive by evening.

Such escort tasks were common in Class C and Class D tasks, but a reward of 3,000 low-grade spirit stones was extremely rare.

Regardless, Ye Xiwén was in dire need of spirit stones, so he decided to take on the task. After accepting the task, he learned from a steward that he should gather at the entrance of Qīngfēng Merchant House in Qīngfēng Town at the foot of the mountain early the next morning.

After confirming this, Ye Xiwén did not stay long in the Merit Hall and returned to his small courtyard to continue his closed-door cultivation.

In the special space, Ye Xiwén's figure moved swiftly, often appearing far away after just a few steps. The power of the *Heavenly Immortal Step*, a high-level technique, was fully displayed, and Ye Xiwén had already perfected it.

However, Ye Xiwén always felt that this was far from the limit. It seemed to have reached a bottleneck, but not the ultimate limit.

Ye Xiwén knew that the *Heavenly Immortal Step* was actually a pre-natal level technique, but the later parts were damaged, so it could only be cultivated to the high-level stage. Normally, if he had only reached this stage, he should have already reached the peak, unless he could obtain the subsequent parts of the *Heavenly Immortal Step*.

However, after cultivating, Ye Xiwén found that it was not the case. After reaching the perfected stage, he continued to cultivate and discovered that he could still progress. Some information and insights about the *Heavenly Immortal Step* that he had not previously understood began to surface, involving some profound and mysterious content.

This left Ye Xiwén amazed. Could it be that this special space not only accelerated the cultivation of martial arts but could also deduce the missing parts?

If that were the case, it would be excellent. Ye Xiwén would then obtain a pre-natal level technique for free, in addition to the *Cold Moon Slash* and the *Bright Jade Technique*. If he could perfect all three pre-natal level techniques, the effects would be terrifying.

Many pre-natal level experts did not have three pre-natal level techniques to cultivate.

At that time, Ye Xiwén's strength would leap to a new level!

However, it was clear that deducing the subsequent parts of the technique would require a large amount of spirit stones, and Ye Xiwén was in dire need of spirit stones.

Therefore, this task was even more crucial.

Soon, the sky brightened, and Ye Xiwén left Yīyuán Sect, descending the mountain along the main road. This was the first time he had descended the mountain since his穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越" in English, but in this context, it means "穿越" as in "穿越" to another world or time). After his穿越, he was in a state of confusion, and after the confusion subsided, he focused on enhancing his strength. Now, he finally had the opportunity to go down the mountain and take a look.

Qīngfēng Town at the foot of Qīngfēng Mountain, though called a town, had a population exceeding ten thousand. Many martial artists came and went, including those from Yīyuán Sect, some independent cultivators, and martial artists from other regions. Qīngfēng Mountain was home to many demon beasts, attracting many martial artists to hunt them.

Gradually, this place became a very prosperous town.

Ye Xiwén, who had descended the mountain a few times in his previous life, easily found Qīngfēng Merchant House.

A servant at the entrance of the merchant house saw Ye Xiwén and asked, "Excuse me, are you a high disciple of Yīyuán Sect who has accepted our escort task?"

Yīyuán Sect had a high reputation in the area.

"Yes!" Ye Xiwén nodded.

"Please follow me!" the servant said.

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